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Every once in a while, Windows Explorer hangs on my machine. (I am running Windows XP. ) I will be able to switch between programs using alt+tab and all my running software still runs, but nothing I do will get Windows Explorer going again. In previous versions of Windows I could kill the Explorer using the task manager and the operating system would restart it. XP doest do that anymore, which really surprised me the first time I did this. Now what?Âť I thought. The only thing left to do is hard reboot, right? Nope!
It turns out that logging off and logging back on is enough to re-initialize the Windows Explorer, but I am getting ahead of myself. Read More»
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Microsoft have just released a fix for the only remaining problem I have with Windows Vista, which is the problems using an iPod, which can corrupt your iPod if you disconnect it incorrectly.
This problem may occur if you use one of the following methods to disconnect the iPod:
- You use the Safely Remove Hardware feature in the notification area to disconnect the iPod. Then, you disconnect the USB cable.
- You use the Eject command in Windows Explorer to disconnect the iPod. Then, you disconnect the USB cable. Read More»
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In Windows, you can create a shortcut to a folder (for example, by right-click and dragging the folder from the Windows Explorer onto the desktop and selecting create shortcut here). Then, when you double-click on the shortcut, Explorer opens back up and displays the contents of that folder. There are four default characteristics when this happens:
1. It will open a single pane window (no Explorer bar).
2. It will allow the user to navigate out of the folder (i.e. to the folder is parent and beyond).
3. The default is for none of the items in a folder to yet be selected.
4. If there is already an open Explorer window displaying that folder, then the operating system will switch to that existing view, as opposed to opening a new one.
All of these behaviors can be customized.
The first step is to convert the shortcut target from implicitly invoking the Explorer to explicitly invoking it. If you examine the properties of a folder shortcut, as described above (right-click and select Properties), you’d see that the Target field is the name of the folder. Read More»
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In the Windows Explorer, deleted files and folders are normally sent to the recycle bin. This requires extra resources (i.e. time), particularly if the recycle bin is full and part of it needs to be emptied first to make room. When deleting files and folders that are certain to never be recycled, the time delay can be avoided by holding down the shift key when deleting the item. Both methods present a confirmation dialog box, but with different icons and text to make it easy to verify that the recycle bin is, or is not, being used. Read More»
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Did you know that the Open Dialog Box, and the Save Dialog Box that are common to most Windows programs contain much of the functionality of the Windows Explorer? The window pane that shows the list of files available to open (or to overwrite) is essentially a miniature Explorer, and as with Windows Explorer, there are a myriad of viewing and sorting features available. You can even do things like delete files, rename files, copy files to the clipboard, and more.
The default display is list view, but it can be changed icon views, the detail view, and even the thumbnail view. In the details view, the columns can be sorted. Most of the functions that are available in the context menu of the Windows Explorer are also available here. Read More»
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Normally I don’t have much use for databases, at least, not of my own making, but I’m beginning to come around after playing around with a little freeware utility called Treepad Lite. It’s an excellent way of organising chunks of information scatter red around your PC, that for one reason or another, you want to pull together. For example, you could be compiling a family history using folders containing pictures, scanned documents, web page bookmarks, written text and so on. Treepad Lite lets you group the files together, in a familiar Windows Explorer type Read More»
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When you are in explorer and are manually typing in a long folder path or at a command prompt navigating through many directories, below are two cool tips that will help you save time.
The first is one that I have been using for years. When working at a command prompt, instead to typing in the full text of an item, just hit the tab key to bring up full items. For example, say I want to change the directory to the Windows folder. At a command prompt I would type in CD wind and then hit the tab key and “Windows” will automatically show up. Think of the tab key as a kind of auto complete for DOS. This same technique also works in Windows Explorer. Read More»
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I’m making this how to for those people that want to see the computers from their network but are annoyed by Windows Xp.
Why are they annoyed? When you try to access a workgroup to see it’s computers, windows explorer freezes for a few seconds while searching for computers, that sucks.
Using Command Prompt you can overcome fast and easy this problem. Read More»
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February 26, 2007 by
Jason Even if you turn on show hidden files in Windows Explorer some files will remain hidden. These files are super hidden. Set the registry value below to 1.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
“SuperHidden” = 1
You will need to reboot after changing this setting for it to work.
Posted in Windows Vista | 4 Comments »
February 25, 2007 by
Jason
Okay, so on the list of irritants empty folders in Windows Explorer probably doesnt score very high with most users. On the other hand, if you have an obsessive personality and like to keep everything including your computers hard drive spick and span, and free of clutter, then this little application, called Empty Folder Nuker, will keep you happy for ages.
It couldnt be simpler, just tell it where to look and off it goes, seeking out any folder or sub folder that has absolutely nothing in it. After a while it reports back and you have the chance to check that it hasnt made any terrible mistakes. If you are happy just click the Delete button and they are gone. Just in case they are sent to the Recycle Bin, so if you later decided you want one or all of them back they are safe, until the next time you empty the bin. There is also an option to integrate the program with the Shell, which basically means it is added to the right-click menu in Windows Explorer.
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